We are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Lubbock Heart and Surgery Hospital in Lubbock TX. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $575,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. CRNA call is 1:6 Competitive salary of $280,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

Authors: Andrew G. Percy, MD et al  Anesthesiology August 2024. Background Mechanical power (MP) is a summary variable quantifying the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). The original MP equation was developed using square flow ventilation. However, most children are ventilated using decelerating flow. It is unclear whether MP differs according to mode of flow […]

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review From provider shortages to declining reimbursements, here are 10 numbers making anesthesia providers nervous: 8.2%. The percentage that CMS anesthesia reimbursements declined from 2019 to 2024 — from $22.27 per unit to $20.44, VMG Health said in a May blog post. 85%. The percentage by which Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s health […]

Author: Robin Hocevar ASA Monitor September 2024, Vol. 88, 32. Amid ongoing staffing challenges, many anesthesiologists are too consumed with the clinical demands of their practices to even begin to think about networking with hospital executives. This attitude is completely understandable, but there’s a growing consensus that building the physician/C-suite relationship really is worth the […]

Authors: Besra R C, Toppo S, Bodra P, et al. ( Cureus 16(9): e69992. Background In developing nations, the primary cause of death is trauma, and the prevalence of trauma is increasing as more vehicles are driven. Numerous trauma scoring systems have been created in order to predict the mortality rate and patients with trauma’s […]

Authors: Xu W, Liu N, Kim M Y, et al. Cureus 16(9): e69795. Introduction Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique though effective analgesia remains a challenge. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has gained popularity due to its ease and safety of placement. In this study, we evaluated the analgesic efficacy of […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Lubbock Heart and Surgery Hospital in Lubbock TX. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $575,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. CRNA call is 1:6 Competitive salary of $280,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

ASA Monitor September 2024, Vol. 88, 26. A 70-year-old patient with aortic stenosis and no other notable medical history is undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. According to a recent study comparing outcomes at three years between TAVR and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients at low surgical risk, which of the following […]